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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Chiloglanidinae
Etymology: Euchilichthys: Greek, euchilos, os, -ou = well nourished (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jean-Thadée Emmanuel Dybowski (1856–1928) was a French (with Polish parents) agronomist, naturalist and explorer of (especially equatorial) Africa. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Vaillant.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 4°N - 2°N
Africa: Dja River in Cameroon, Ubangi River in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, and north-eastern Congo River basin rivers (Ref. 78218) including the Uele, Aruwimi and Ituri (Ref. 41594, 106290) in DRC.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3202)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 31 - 32.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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